International Wikinews Writing Contest/log/September 1

West African cholera claims more than 500 lives, more deaths feared
- Judge's comment: Reviewed and approved. Cllewr 01:47, 2 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
California Senate votes to allow gay marriages
- Judge's comment: If the article weren't still under development I would approve. Please publish the article if it is indeed ready. Cllewr 02:34, 2 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Judge's comment: I left a note on the talk page about the article, but as it is still under development I will hold off on the approval. Mrmiscellanious 02:37, 2 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Judge's comment: It looked ready to me, I am guessing they just forgot to publish, so I went ahead and published it. I've reviewed it and vote to approve and grant a joker. StuRat 04:21, 2 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Theshibboleth

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Dan100

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Awesomo4000

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DardanAeneas

First Joker - DardanAeneas 03:22, 2 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
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agostino

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azertus

- n:nl:900.000 Vlaamse leerlingen en 125.000 Vlaamse leerkrachten terug naar school
  - Judge's comment: This azertus article may be disqualified, if we can't find a Dutch-speaking editor to be a judge in a few days. If this happens, they are welcome to submit it, or any other article, translated into any language for which we have a judge. StuRat 15:27, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Judge's comment: I reviewed the article for preliminary approval, (awaiting a Dutch-speaking judge for final approval) but none of the source links appeared to be functional, so I can't approve it. StuRat 23:05, 3 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    I've fixed the last 2 sources (the links change when they're moved to the archive). The first source was "quicknews" by a newspaper. They place all their (paper-)articles in their archive, but the quicknews (exclusive to the website) doesn't seem to be saved, so I removed it. --azertus 09:35, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
    Judge's note: I've re-reviewed, but now both sources point to a page labeled "Video voor iedereen", which is not the title listed in the article for either, so I still can't recommend preliminary approval. If this site keeps moving things around, perhaps you need to find another, more reliable, source ? Let me now when you want me to take another look. StuRat 15:44, 4 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    
    Judge's note: Ok, I think I see what's going on now. The first time you follow the link it redirects you to a page that says something to the effect of "you haven't defined your screen size, please select below". When you select a screen size, it doesn't take you to the source, however. But, by going back to the article and clicking the source link again, it then finds the correct source. The author should add a note in Dutch under sources to explain this behaviour to the reader, then ask for article approval again. StuRat 15:44, 4 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Judge's comment: Article reviewed and preliminary approval granted. Final approval depends on finding a Dutch-speaking judge. StuRat 17:15, 4 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Judge's comment: I approved this article - Puckly 15:49, 10 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Zanimum

- n:en:New Caledonia prepares for 2011 South Pacific Games
  - Judge's comment:I've reviewed, and vote to approve, this entry. StuRat 17:59, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
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srpnov

- n:pl:Afera orlenowska także w Czechach
  - Judges's comment: reviewed, approved. / tsca ✉ 21:22, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- 3 jokers left

RossKoepke

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The bellman

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Klhernandez

- n:en:Nigeria Bill has Taylor Implications
  - Judge's comment:I've reviewed, and vote to approve, this entry. StuRat 16:14, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- n:en:Security Council Considers Cote d'Ivoire
  - Judge's comment: Reviewed and approved. Add one joker. Mrmiscellanious 19:47, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Judge's comment:I've reviewed, and vote to approve, this entry and award an extra joker. StuRat 20:10, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- 4 jokers left

Wolf-Dieter

- n:de:Hurrikan „Katrina“: Tausende Tote befürchtet
  - Judge's comment: Reviewed and approved. Cyper 22:24, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- n:de:Im Irak wird wieder die Todesstrafe praktiziert
  - Judge's comment: Reviewed and approved. Add one joker. Cyper 22:24, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
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TUFKAAP

- n:en:Bush authorizes oil release from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
  - Judge's comment:I've reviewed, and vote to approve, this entry. StuRat 21:19, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- 3 jokers left

Ascánder

- n:es:Incendios de viejos edificios causan la muerte de inmigrantes africanos
  - Judge's comment: This Ascánder article may be disqualified, if we can't find a Spanish-speaking editor to be a judge in a few days. If this happens, they are welcome to submit it, or any other article, translated into any language for which we have a judge. StuRat 03:59, 2 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Judge's comment: Reviewed and approved. --Edub 14:14, 2 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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